detached
adjective
Simple meaning
Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
dihtachtSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
dɪˈtætʃt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.
Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.
Not physically attached; separated from something to which it could connect.
Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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This meaning: Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.
Used this way, detached is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- degage , rarer, so it draws attention
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- “Their new house is completely detached from the neighbors' homes.”
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Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.
Having no involvement.
Showing lack of emotional involvement.
Word Family
Related forms, grouped by how they connect.
Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
Cause to become detached or separated.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
Avoiding emotional involvement.
Designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A house that stands alone.
Visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye.
A dwelling that is attached to something on only one side.
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Synonyms
Sense: having or showing no bias or emotional involvement
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